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Gontiti
VSOD

Album JP 2008 on Epic label
Jazz, Pop, Folk, World and (Easy Listening)

from sleeve A Word about Gontiti I have had the privilege of mastering of Gontiti's projects over the past twenty years, and I'll tell you why I feel it is privilege. Any casual listening to a Gontiti album will reveal something quite obvious: the music they create is beautiful, absolutely beautiful, an element missing in most modern music. The ears experience a physical pleasure by taking in the sounds they create. Recording like this is no easy task, it is only achieved by dedicating oneself to perfection at every stage: performing, arranging, recording, and mastering. The fact that Gonzalez and Titi include me in their very talented teams makes working with them music a tremendous honor and privilege. I wish them continued success in making a sometimes unbearably ugly world a more beautiful place to live and dream. Greg Calbi

Musicians

	Gontiti , JP composed by, producer, album by
	Masahiro Sugaya , arranged by, programmed by, piano
	Nobuyuki Nakajima str, *1969 JP arranged by, programmed by, piano
	Takefumi Haketa p, arranged by, programmed by, piano
	Masayuki Okamoto , bassoon
	Saeko Kurokawa , clarinet
	Shigeki Ippon cb, *1971 JP double bass
	Hitoshi Kusunoki dr, perc, bvoc, *1958 JP drums, surdo
	Gonzalez Mikami g, *1953 JP guitar, arranged by, programmed by, ukulele, banjo, guitarrón, art direction, composed by
	Titi Matsumura g, *1954 JP guitar, ukulele
	Yuka Yoshino hrp, harp
	Genichi Tamura stg, st-d, lap steel guitar
	Tamao Fujii perc, JP percussion, marimba
	Hijiri Kuwano Strings , strings
	Yasuaki Shimizu ts, arranged by, alto saxophone, tenor saxophone
	Hiroshi Suzuki dgdo, ss, ts, bs, JP baritone saxophone
	Masato Suzuki b, double bass
	Hideo Yamaki dr, JP drums
	Osamu Matsumoto tb, JP trombone
	Masahiko Sugasaka tr, trumpet
	Ito Goro g, acg, JP chorus
	Koichi Matsuda h, perc, *1947 JP harmonica
	Gota Yashiki dr, *1962 JP arranged by, drums
	Takayoshi Matsunaga b, cb, *1958 JP bass
	Mataro Misawa perc, percussion
	Kyon key, piano, organ
	Takuo Yamamoto sax, *1961 JP tenor saxophone
	Yoichi Murata tb, JP trombone
	Koji Nishimura tr, *1963 JP trumpet
	Hideki Matsubara b, eb, JP bass
	Makoto Hirahara sax, *1952 JP saxophone
	Patrick Nugier , accordion
	Tomio Yajima vc, JP cello
	Takashi Nishiumi g, acg, mandolin
	Seiji Fukuwa perc, percussion
	Tamio Suzuki vl, viola
	Hikaru Yamanaka , violin
	Shiro Sasaki tr, *1962 JP flugelhorn
	Shinpei Inoue sax, fl, *1957 JP flute
	Steve Sacks bs, *1953 US flute
	Rachael Dadd voc, g, vocals

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